The Gates Foundation announced that Commonwealth leaders gathered in Perth, Australia to announce new funding for the global fight against polio ahead of this year’s bi-annual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The Australian government announced a commitment of AUS$50 million to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). The Nigerian government pledged an increase from 2011 of a planned US$17 million to an annual contribution of US$30 million starting in 2012. The Gates Foundation pledged an additional US$40 million to GPEI for the remainder of 2011.

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